Plant Operator Westwood AD Plant Westwood

Biogen; Rushden; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days leave & 8 bank holidays

4% employer pension

Life assurance

Job summary

Biogen in the United Kingdom seeks a Plant Operator to safely operate the Anaerobic Digestion plant. This is a hands-on role, assisting with the intake, sorting and loading of food waste arriving on site and supporting routine checks and maintenance as part of a site team.

You will follow health and safety and environmental regulations, maintain high housekeeping standards, and participate in Biogen-provided training.

Qualifications

• Experience in safety-critical environments is valued.
• Driving licence is ideal; telehandler certificate a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist intake, sorting and loading of food waste on site.
• Support routine checks and maintenance activities.
• Follow health and safety and environmental regulations on site.

Skills

Health & Safety

Teamwork

Waste Management

Manual Handling

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

You will join as a Plant Operatorto assist in the safe operation of the Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant. This is a hands-on role, assisting with the intake, sorting and loading of food waste arriving on site. The role will assist with routine checking and maintenance activities and be part of a team which operates the site.

The role will need to follow health and safety and environmental regulations; ensure high standards of housekeeping and cleanliness are maintained on the site. Biogen will provide training and development required for the role.

You must demonstrate a positive attitude towards Health and Safety and working with regulatory bodies, HSE, Environment Agency etc.

The successful candidate will ideally have some relevant experience from a related industry and will ideally hold a driving licence. Telehandler experience and a certificate would be an advantage, but training will be provided if not already held.

The role will work a shift pattern of 7 days out of 14 including weekends. Overtime is paid for approved additional hours worked.

About Biogen (UK) Ltd

Biogen is the UK’s leader in anaerobic digestion (AD) and one of the largest independent AD operators in the UK. Having expanded its food waste recycling network through acquisition, it has a combined network of nineteen AD plants and three composting sites located across England, Scotland and Wales that provide cost-effective, low carbon, food and organic waste management solutions. Working with supermarkets, the hospitality industry, food manufacturers and local authorities across the UK, the AD sites recycle over half a million tonnes of food waste each year.

Job Type: Full time shift pattern, permanent role, 42 hours per week

Salary: up to £30,000 per annum dependent on experience + Overtime

Benefits: 23 days leave (equivalent to 6.6 weeks holiday – prorated 25 days and 8 bank holidays for a standard 5-day week pattern), 4% employer pension and x4 life assurance

You may have experience of the following: Plant Operator, Plant Assistant, Plant Operative, Waste Management, Warehouse Assistant, Warehouse Operative, Health and Safety, H&S, Health & Safety, Recycling Assistant, maintenance, fitter etc.

At Biogen we see ourselves as a cutting edge, bold and inspirational business. And we're continually improving our operations to meet the increased demand for our expertise and services in food waste recycling. We recognise that the success of our business depends on our people. As we continue to develop our network of AD plants around the UK.

up to £30,000pa, dependent on experience

Hours

42 hours per week

Job attachments

Role_Profile_for_Plant_Operator_-_May_2023.pdf